Tag: 1830s Quackery

  • Ketchup Was Once Sold as Medicine

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    Ketchup as a cure for indigestion? Believe it or not, in the 1830s, ketchup was marketed as a medicine in the United States! A doctor named John Cook Bennett created a recipe for “tomato ketchup pills,” claiming they could treat ailments like diarrhea, jaundice, and indigestion. At the time, tomatoes were considered a health food…